pedwood
- noun
- UK
:
cornus sanguínea
- The garden featured a beautiful pedwood, which turned crimson as autumn approached.
Examples
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In spring, the pedwood produces clusters of dull white blossoms.
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We planted pedwoods along the hedge for their vibrant fall color.
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The pedwood is beautiful.
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Look at the pedwood!
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In spring, the pedwood produces clusters of dull white blossoms.
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The garden featured a beautiful pedwood, which turned crimson as autumn approached.
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We planted pedwoods along the hedge for their vibrant fall color.
Synonyms
A European shrub that loses its leaves and has dull white flowers and red leaves in autumn
A European bush that turns red in autumn and has white flowers
A European bush that loses its leaves and has red stems and small white flowers
A small bush with red stems, white flowers, and berries often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pedwood can be remembered by breaking it into ped- 'foot' and wood, like the ped- in pedal or pedestrian. A helpful image is a low shrub at the 'foot' of a wood—at the edge of the trees—that turns red in autumn and has small white flowers, which is why the name fits this European shrub.
